crosstown
adjective
cross·town
ˈkrȯs-ˈtau̇n 
1
: situated at opposite points of a town
crosstown schools
2
: extending or running across a town
a crosstown street
a crosstown bus
Examples of crosstown in a Sentence
The two schools were crosstown rivals in baseball.
We rode a crosstown bus.
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That’s Espanyol’s Joan Garcia, who is expected to switch allegiances to his boyhood club’s crosstown rival in a matter of days, once Barca has activated a $28.5 million (€25 million) release clause.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Emotion came into play in a different way during Mundelein’s game against crosstown rival Carmel on May 1.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
However, in the end, Soto chose the crosstown rival New York Mets, who offered him a 15-year, $765 million deal.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
This weekend marked just the eighth time in those 29 season series that the Mets entered with a better record than their crosstown rivals.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Emotion came into play in a different way during Mundelein’s game against crosstown rival Carmel on May 1.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
However, in the end, Soto chose the crosstown rival New York Mets, who offered him a 15-year, $765 million deal.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
This weekend marked just the eighth time in those 29 season series that the Mets entered with a better record than their crosstown rivals.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for crosstown
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“Crosstown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crosstown. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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crosstown
adjective
cross·town
ˈkrȯ-ˈstau̇n
1
: being on different sides of a town
schools that are crosstown rivals
2
: going across a town
a crosstown bus
crosstown
adverb
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